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russiller (s.xvin)

russiller (s.xvin)

 
  FEW: Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  russiller  DMF: TLF: OED:  rustle v.  MED:  rustelen v.  DMLBS:
ls(loanword: M.E. (?))
le

In the absence of a clear etymology, the verb, which had been defined in AND1 as ‘to cluck’ has now been tentatively interpreted, on the basis of the Middle English gloss, as a variant of English rustle v..

v.intrans.

zool.orn.soundto move with a rustling sound (?)
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 )  Et quant le gelyne commence a russille[r] (M.E. And whanne þe han takyþ to russille) Et moustre ceo a trippeler  Fem2 9.6

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